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High cost and Low Cost DVD players

DaveyG (Competent) posted this on Sunday, 18th February 2001, 22:32

For the past months people have downcast the benefits of purchasing a low budget DVD player.

The average person with a low budget, upgrades from the good old VHS format to budget DVD, which provides a great leap in video and audio quality. (More so than Sky Digital.)

Until DVD-R or DVD-RW what ever ( VHS vs Betamax) becomes the standard, and the price of recorders comes down, why spend hundreds of pounds on a DVD player ?

£20 to £25 for a commercial DVD film.
£15 for a commercial VHS tapes.
£3 for DVD rental and £1 for blank tape to record onto using cheap DVD player with macro vision removal.

Which one would you choose for the price?



P.S. Mr IronDuke must like a Bear behind.

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RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

vern (Competent) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 15:20

DaveyG,

>>>£20-£25 for a commercial DVD film...

Off the high street yes, off the internet no.

>>why spend hundreds of pounds on a DVD player ?

Agreed, I wouldn`t pay £200+ for one when you consider the choice of budget players out there.

>>Which one would you choose for the price?

DVD all the time, you can`t zoom in on VHS, you can`t freeze frame on VHS without those nice lines in-between, you don`t get the same quality picture from VHS, you don`t get the same quality sound either. VHS quality degrades after a while.

DVD is bound to be more expensive than VHS, it`s new technology and therefore is above VHS, therefore it is not like comparing apples with apples !

This is my opinion would anybody else like to comment ?

>>P.S. Mr IronDuke must like a Bear behind.....LOL ;-)

BV



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RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

clayts (Elite) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 18:37

Vern - I think you`ve got hold of the wrong end of the stick. What DaveyG is saying is why fork out shedloads of cash for a swanky corporate DVD with all the trimmings when you can get a budget one to tide you over and just use the VCR to tape `Coronation St` for the missus whilst you watch `X Men` etc on DVD.

I only really see my budget DVD player as a stopgap until DVD/R/RW or whatever settles down and plummets in price a little and then, and only then, will I go for a corporate name. Spending more than £200 on a DVD player does seem a bit wasteful at the moment when recordable DVD will eventually be at an affordable price. VCR will be like turntables in ten years time : rare (altho` I hear vinyl`s coming back !)

RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

The Ironduke (Elite) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 18:41

Yeah but it doesnt matter what DaveyG says as he is full of FECAL MATTER:-)

oh yes you are?

davey do you like porn?

RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

clayts (Elite) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 19:02

Dukey what the hell has that got to do with the price of lard ?

We`re having a big (BIG, not mass) debate here. So what do you think about budget DVD players then, Dukemeister ? No, on second thoughts....

RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

The Ironduke (Elite) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 19:15

I luv em clayts!
as they mike my 505 look twice the machine it is:-P

hows the Rockford.......sorry encore files?

bedlam was on my forums the other day.

please keep him under lock and key:-)

RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

fac63 (Competent) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 19:34

Back in YOUR cage Iron`, you fcukin` gimp!

RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

The Ironduke (Elite) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 19:43

get back to the sewer you little f*** head!

RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

vern (Competent) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 20:29

Sorry Clayts did get the wrong end of the stick but guess what this thread has been hijack`d by the one and only Fac, so I`ll just leave it at that.

RE: High cost and Low Cost DVD players

Blazingmonga (Elite) posted this on Monday, 19th February 2001, 21:35

Seriously dudes, I think the best way to deal with Mr poopy pants himself, fac63, is to totally ignore him. You should try it.

Who is fac63 again?

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